POOPLE #211 · 13 Mar 2026

Poople #211 Answer — SHED to POOP in 5 Moves

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5shortest moves
3shortest paths
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from SHED to POOP in 5 moves. That means 6 words, including the start.
02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.
One shortest route starts by changing letter 3. You do not have to match a letter in POOP on every move.
03Your first stepping stoneReveal the first word of a shortest route.
Try SHOD. From there, you have 4 moves left.SHOD
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.

SHED · SHOD · SHOP · CHOP · COOP · POOP

  1. StartSHEDYour starting word
  2. Move 1SHODE — O · letter 3
  3. Move 2SHOPD — P · letter 4
  4. Move 3CHOPS — C · letter 1
  5. Move 4COOPH — O · letter 2
  6. Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1

3 shortest paths in the checked word list.

Every step, explained.

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  1. StartSHEDYour starting word
  2. Move 1SHODE — O · letter 3
  3. Move 2SHOPD — P · letter 4
  4. Move 3CHOPS — C · letter 1
  5. Move 4COOPH — O · letter 2
  6. Move 5POOPC — P · letter 1
All 3 equivalent shortest paths
  1. SHED · SHOD · SHOP · CHOP · COOP · POOP
  2. SHED · SHOD · SHOP · SLOP · PLOP · POOP
  3. SHED · SLED · PLED · PLOD · PLOP · POOP

Choices at every step

Legal choices change one letter. Shortest-route choices also reduce the remaining distance by one; the counts below refer to the route shown above.

WordLegal choicesOn a shortest routeNext words on a shortest route
SHED72SHOD, SLED
SHOD61SHOP
SHOP92CHOP, SLOP
CHOP71COOP
COOP141POOP

Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.

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